wisconsin

I’d like to think I’m as patriotic as the next guy—so long as the next guy isn’t a Republican. I mean, given their ongoing deification of an insurrectionist who was reportedly “delighted” about the trashing of the U.S. Capitol and the near extrajudicial killing of his own vice president, Republicans...

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  • February 26, 2021

Lately, I feel like the whole world is Green Acres and I’m Mr. Douglas. (I grant you my references are ancient. Is there a more contemporary reference I can use? Something on the TikTok, perchance? I’d ask one of my nieces or nephews, but they’re old, too.) Anyway, it just feels like...

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  • February 1, 2021

Received this e-mail today from the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Ron Johnson is a dangerous force in Congress, undermining our democracy and pouring gasoline on the flames of Donald Trump’s hateful, riot inspiring-rhetoric. This is why we are calling for Senator Ron Johnson to resign IMMEDIATELY. Add your name now to prove...

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  • January 15, 2021

From The New York Times: x YouTube Video The first television advertisements of the 2022 campaign cycle are on the air in Wisconsin. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin on Wednesday morning began a week’s worth of television and digital ads pounding Senator Ron Johnson for his role in fomenting doubts...

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  • January 13, 2021

The latest bit of gross stupidity and waste of state taxpayer funds is one state suing others because fraud, something, something…. abstracting from actual votes is more representative of the will of the people….maybe…and go Constitutionally big or go home. This Texas parlor trick requires the same thing all the...

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  • December 8, 2020

After Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2016, I wondered how I could ever go back there. (I’m a Wisconsin native who currently lives in Oregon. I thought I’d never have to deal with someone as loathsome as Scott Walker again; holy shit, was I wrong.) Well, my home state gets...

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  • November 29, 2020

Too bad, so sad, Donald.  The occupant's alleged accusations of corruption in the presidential Wisconsin vote totals have made Trump face an uncomfortable dilemma.  The law checkmates Trump because he has to give up the big bucks if he wants his recount for fraud and voting irregularities. He has produced no evidence...

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  • November 17, 2020

Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: We’ve seen HUGE and GROWING energy in our weekly PCCC phone banks with the Biden campaign. Last week, we had over 500 volunteers calling voters!! Tonight we are thrilled to be joined by two top progressive rising stars — the...

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  • October 29, 2020

Received this e-mail from actor Tim Curry on behalf of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Right now, we can almost see blue skies through the tears… of the Trump presidency, of course. But we absolutely must keep the pressure on! That’s why we’re doing the Rocky Horror Show — LIVE — this Halloween...

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  • October 29, 2020

Wisconsin is a critical state for both Democrats and Republicans. Biden can win without it, but it is a bellweather, and as Wisconsin goes, much of the Upper Midwest may also go. Trump almost certainly cannot get to 270 without Wisconsin, a state he won by fewer than 23,000 votes...

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  • October 27, 2020

The day after Johnny Virus-seed’s superspreader events in Florida — hey, they’re not going to die before November 3; that’s all he cares about — a billboard in Waukesha, Wisconsin, is taunting POTUS over his 2020 COVID Road Show. (Will he have T-shirts made up with all the tour stops...

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  • October 24, 2020

Received this e-mail today from the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Exciting news! The cast of Superbad is reuniting for a watch party and discussion for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin THIS Tuesday, Oct. 27th at 8pm CT. Chip in any amount to join Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mitz-Plassa, Seth Rogen,...

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  • October 23, 2020

Received this e-mail today from the Wisconsin Democratic Party: We’re only 21 days away from the election of our lifetimes and, as everyone from Speaker Pelosi on down keeps saying, it all comes down to Wisconsin. Now is the time to make sure we do everything possible to reach voters in...

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  • October 14, 2020

projects.fivethirtyeight.com/… The NYT/Siena Poll, rated A+ by 538, has Joe Biden with a 48% to 40% lead in Michigan and a 51% to 41% lead in Wisconsin. The polls are of likely voters and were taken October 8-11. New polls show Biden is gaining in the Northern battlegrounds among white...

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  • October 12, 2020

Apologies for missing this. Received this e-mail yesterday from the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Are you as fired up as we are after the VP debate? Joe Biden and Kamala Harris deserve to go to the White House this January – but it won’t happen if we don’t organize Wisconsin –...

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  • October 9, 2020

Received this e-mail today from Emmy Award Winning Actress, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, on behalf of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Friends, I’m so excited to announce a cast Reunion of VEEP to support the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and all their efforts to change the course of history! Chip in $27 (or another...

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  • October 3, 2020

Received this e-mail just now from the Wisconsin Democratic Party: With voters across Wisconsin receiving their mail-in ballots this week, it’s more urgent than ever to reach every last one of them to share positive messages about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Wisconsin elections are always close, and our state...

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  • September 24, 2020

Received this e-mail today from the Wisconsin Democratic Party: One of our favorite political shows here at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is Parks & Recreation, and this Thursday at 8pm CT we’re gathering the cast back together again for a special one-hour cast reunion! Chip in any amount to join Adam Scott, Aubrey Plaza, Amy...

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  • September 15, 2020

Some more good news out of Wisconsin courtesy of Rasmussen’s latest poll: President Trump trails Democratic nominee Joe Biden by eight points in the key battleground state of Wisconsin. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone and online survey of Likely Voters in Wisconsin shows Biden with 51% support to Trump’s 43%....

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  • September 7, 2020

Some good news today out of Wisconsin: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Trump by 6 points in the battleground state of Wisconsin, according to a new poll. Half of likely voters in Wisconsin said they will vote for Biden in the election, while 44 percent said they will vote for Trump, according...

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  • September 6, 2020

Some very good news out of Wisconsin: x WISCONSINBiden 52% (+10)Trump 42%@MorningConsult Tracking Poll, LV, 8/24-9/2https://t.co/SMFhlC9Fkw— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) September 4, 2020 Click here for the full results. Let’s keep up the momentum to flip Wisconsin Blue. Click below to donate and get involved with the Biden-Harris ticket and their...

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  • September 4, 2020

Blake is currently paralyzed from the waist down having been shot seven times by police.  x BREAKING: Jacob Blake, a Black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is paralyzed from the waist down, his father tells the Chicago @Suntimes. Doctors don't know if the paralysis will be permanent. https://t.co/pCiKvzTK2Z— The...

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  • August 25, 2020

Received this e-mail Emmy Award Winning Actor, Bradley Whitford, on behalf of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Bradley Whitford here, and I’m excited to let you know about a special event happening alongside the Democratic National Convention next week: click here to donate any amount to participate in The West Wing Weekly in...

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  • August 13, 2020

Here’s some good news today out of Wisconsin: Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to Tuesday’s Marquette University Law School Poll. Among likely voters, those who say they’re absolutely certain they’ll cast ballots in the fall, Biden holds a 49% to 44% advantage over...

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  • August 11, 2020

The New York Times has a good piece out about Joe Biden’s campaign and hpw it’s giving him a great shot at winning Wisconsin: There are a range of ways Mr. Biden can build a general election coalition in a battleground state like Wisconsin. He could focus on winning back...

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  • July 19, 2020

cookpolitical.com/… Cook Political Report is shifting its ratings of the key states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania from “Tossup” to “Lean Democrat”. Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district is also moved to “Lean Democrat” and Georgia is now a considered a “Tossup” state.  Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska’s 2nd district move from Toss Up to Lean Democrat. Maine, once in...

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  • July 8, 2020

Received this e-mail today from actor and activist, Bradley Whitford, on behalf of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Hey there, Bradley Whitford here. You may know me from shows like the West Wing and The Handmaid’s Tale. But what a lot of people don’t know about me is that I’m from Wisconsin. I...

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  • June 27, 2020

Nine new polls find Trump consistently behind in polling. Trump is going to Wisconsin after Pence spoke to evangelical groups there yesterday. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump makes his second trip this week to a crucial battleground state, traveling Thursday to Wisconsin as polls show him losing ground to former Vice President Joe...

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  • June 25, 2020

So I just released a diary about Fox News’ latest poll in Arizona show Joe Biden beating Trump in Arizona. Well Fox News also has polling from two other swing states. First off, Wisconsin: Majorities of Wisconsin voters rate the economy negatively and are concerned about coronavirus.  That helps explain...

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  • June 4, 2020

Some big news out of Wisconsin: WISCONSINBiden 51% (+9)Trump 42%@GlennHodas/ @restorationpac (R) 5/6-8https://t.co/oFKSAai8YR — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) May 21, 2020 Donald Trump’s standing against Joe Biden slipped again this month as support for his handling of COVID-19 dropped significantly, according to polling conducted for the conservative Restoration PAC. The poll...

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  • May 21, 2020

As a native Wisconsinite who’s fled that Trumpian wasteland for greener pastures on the Left Coast, I can attest that Badgers don’t need much of an excuse to hit the bars. Do people in wedding parties go bar-hopping between the ceremony and the reception in other states? Do they? Well,...

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  • May 18, 2020

For the Wisconsin Kossacks: Former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden will join Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, for a virtual roundtable on Wednesday. The online event, which organizers say will be about rural issues in the La Crosse area, will start at 10 a.m. and can be...

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  • May 18, 2020

I’m originally from Wisconsin, and I have to say I couldn’t be more embarrassed if I shit a giant kringle in the middle of Lambeau Field.  As you may have heard, the (conservative) Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order today, and they did it in style. In fact,...

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  • May 14, 2020

Some good news today out of Wisconsin courtesy of Marquette University’s latest poll: x New Marquette Law School Poll finds that presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden remains close in Wisconsin, with Biden at 46%, Trump at 43%. #mulawpoll— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) May 12, 2020 Some context: x New...

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  • May 12, 2020

Received this e-mail today from presidential candidate, Joe Biden, on behalf of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: We’re fighting for the soul of America. If we give Donald Trump another four years in the White House, he will fundamentally alter who we are as a nation. The road to the White...

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  • May 4, 2020

Yesterday, the GOP Death Cult, Wisconsin Chapter swarmed the Wisconsin state Capitol to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order. Madison, Wisconsin was a hotbed of civil disobedience in the ‘60s and ‘70s, back when students were actually interested in not dying or killing other human beings. For instance, when Richard Nixon started indiscriminately bombing...

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  • April 25, 2020

Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D. WI) in support of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: Breaking news — A new poll released just moments ago shows Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in key battleground states, including Wisconsin. He’s up by FIVE points in a state Trump won in...

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  • April 24, 2020

Tonight was a good night: Democrats scored a significant victory in Wisconsin on Monday night when a liberal challenger upset a Trump-backed incumbent to win a State Supreme Court seat, a down-ballot race that illustrated strong turnout and vote-by-mail efforts in a presidential battleground state. The victory, by upward of...

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  • April 14, 2020

The Wisconsin GOP, in a last ditch effort to save right-wing Justice Dan Kelly, forced an in-person election during the worst pandemic in US history because they admitted a low turnout election would put him in victory. Donald Trump, doing everything but his job, supported this and found plenty of time to...

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  • April 14, 2020

Received this e-mail from former Attorney General Eric Holder on behalf of the  Wisconsin Democratic Party: I am appalled at what happened in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Our fellow Americans were forced to make an impossible choice that no one should ever have to make in a democracy: Put your health...

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  • April 13, 2020

Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: This is Ben Wikler, Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, and longtime progressive activist and PCCC ally. Yesterday, thousands of Wisconsin voters were forced by Republicans and Trump’s Supreme Court to choose between...

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  • April 9, 2020

Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: The Republican Party is using a global pandemic to suppress the vote everywhere they can. In Pennsylvania… Speaker Mike Turzai flagrantly put voters and democracy at risk when he forced special elections to take place amidst social distancing last month. In...

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  • April 8, 2020

Some more big news out of Wisconsin: Former Vice President Joe Biden endorsed Jill Karofsky in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Biden issued the endorsement in a statement Friday. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has also backed Karofsky, a Dane County Circuit Court Judge. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump...

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  • April 5, 2020

Now I do approve of this: Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator-Democratic presidential candidate, has endorsed the liberal-backed Jill Karofsky for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in her race against the conservative-backed incumbent Daniel Kelly. The two are on the ballot in Tuesday’s election. In a statement endorsing Karofsky, a Dane County...

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  • April 3, 2020

Since the Wisconsin Primary is coming up next Tuesday, Marquette University’s latest poll reminds us how much of a role Wisconsin will play in the general election: General election matchups betweenTrump and both Democratic candidates indicate a very close race. In the Marchpoll, Biden receives 48 percent and Trump receives...

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  • April 1, 2020

Received this e-mail today from Governor Tony Evers (D. WI) on behalf of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: 2020 is a critical election year, and Wisconsin is at the center of the action. That’s why the work the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is doing is so important. They are investing in...

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  • January 30, 2020

Received this e-mail yesterday from Governor Tony Evers (D. WI) on behalf of Democracy for America: I have to thank you. When I won my race for Governor of Wisconsin in 2018, I knew it was because of progressives in state and nationwide, including the critical support of DFA members....

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  • January 27, 2020

Received this e-mail from former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D. WI): A hyper-partisan Republican judge in Wisconsin just ordered the state to suppress more than 200,000 voters. Mere weeks later, a top Trump advisor said, “Traditionally, it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes” — then he promised “it’s going to be a much...

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  • December 28, 2019

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The author of this story is not an attorney and is not a religious scholar. In the latest battle in the Republican Party’s War on the Constitution, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) is using the Wisconsin National Guard and Wisconsin Emergency Management to promote the religious fiction that Santa...

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  • December 22, 2017